If Increased Belly Fat Isn’t A Big Deal For You Then You Don’t Need To Read Any Further.
However, if it is a problem you need to keep reading. Cortisol has an erratic past and has long been a misunderstood hormone. Some refer to it as the “King” of all the hormones. Still others take its name in vain because of its ability to mess up your sleep cycles and add unwanted inches to your tummy. Regardless where you fall, whether you love cortisol or you hate it, you need to understand it and how it affects your health and life in general. So what is cortisol? This “King” hormone cortisol is created in your adrenal glands and its primary...
7 Reasons You Need Sleep To Lose Fat
You mean sleep is important? I hope this catches no one by surprise, but yes, sleep is extremely important. Now I won't lie, for the most part I've been extremely blessed in my ability to sleep. Ask my wife, when my head hits the pillow I'm pretty much done. Maybe, I have an issue with being able to sleep too easily. If the clock is anywhere near 8:30 PM and I am not actively doing something. I'm asleep. I just can't help myself. I try to stay awake, but if there's a movie on or we are trying to watch TV...
Holiday Recipe Exchange…ARE YOU IN?
IT IS TIME! Alrighty folks, it is holiday time! This is the era of cookies, eggnog (which, I think is gross), those spice latte thingies with pumpkin spice, and lots and lots of parties (which I love). And, as you well know, this is also the time of year when people eat too much...
Lessons We Should ALL Learn From The Grinch
At Least Three Lessons Over the weekend my family and I were at my mom and dad's, and we were blessed with opportunity to watch a renowned film and documentary called, “The Grinch Who Stole Christmas.” As I watched this inspiring movie. I was ah struck and believe here are at least three things we should all learn from The Grinch who stole Christmas. Those three things are Passion, Drive, and Work Ethic. I have rarely, if ever seen an individual work so hard for a singular goal in my life. To say the Grinch has impacted my life, would be...
The Story Of The Two Wolves…
The Story Of The Two Wolves… Which Will You Feed? When I was about 13-14 years old I was training in a-hole-in-the-wall “gym” in Brazil. My parents were missionaries there for over 20 years. Anyway, there was an incident at the gym that I found morally difficult to say, “no” too. So I talked to my dad about what had occurred and how hard it was for me to say, “no.” This is the story he told me. An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life. ‘A fight is going on inside me,’ he said to the boy. ‘It is a terrible fight...
How 5 Minutes A Day Can Dramatically Help You Reach Your Goals
Visualization Before you shake your head and roll your eyes regarding visualization I want to let you know, that I too once was kind of a hater when it came to visualization. But I then began to look into who practiced visualization….Arnold Schwarzenegger, Oprah, Lindsey Vonn (Olympic Gold medalist), I could go on and on. All those people mentioned above use visualization and give visualization a lot of credit for the success that they've had. In and of itself, visualization is a simple yet powerful technique for growth and self-improvement. Now that being said, this isn't like some magic potion. It's not, you think...
My Best Successes Came On The Heels Of Failures – Barbara Corcoran
When I read that quote, so many stories come to mind. I'm sure a lot of stories come to your mind as well. On this Thanksgiving Day, I am thankful for what Jesus Christ has done for me. I'm also extremely grateful of the family he has provided me despite my many failures and efforts to try to make our lives “better” by “working.” He has saved us, from me :-). This is probably one area where I struggle the most, but I'm finally seeing some success in it. To truly know if I’m being successful you'd have to ask Beth, but...
The dream is becoming a reality…it only took 20 years : ).
Good Morning, I was going through old posts and I found this one. I won’t lie, I am still amazed it happened. If you continuously pursue your goal, it's crazy what can happen. Goals and continuous effort! When I think about where I began (Chapada Dos Guimaraes, Brazil) and where I am going (Opening a Private Personal Training Studio) I still can’t believe. If I could go back in time and tell my 13 year old self this was going to be a reality I would have said, “That is awesome, but there is no way that will happen.” But as...
Are Your Hormones Out of Whack?
Hormones are Like a Jacked UPS guy who is also a Vampire… Today we are talking about hormones. Hormones are both a blessing and a curse. When they're finely-tuned and function like they're supposed to they are a phenomenal blessing. However when they are out of whack, they are a major pain in the butt. To help you understand Hormones and their complicated path I'm going to break it down. The first thing you need to understand is want endocrine glands do. Endocrine glands create hormones, that is what they do. So when you hear endocrine glands think of a factory that...